CarL1 Salem RidgeYaks

Avs can't complete late charge

Published on May 10, 2008 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Salem RidgeYaks News Release


Winston-Salem. NC-The Salem Avalanche, Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Houston Astros, scored two ninth-inning runs against a pair of Winston-Salem pitchers but could not score the tying run Saturday night in a 4-3 loss to the Warthogs on Ernie Shore Field. Kanekoa Texeira coerced Greg Buchanan into a double play to finish the threat for Salem (14-20) against Winston-Salem (14-17).

Winston-Salem led in the first inning versus Salem starter David Qualben. The Warthogs got a leadoff triple from Paulo Orlando and an RBI single from John Shelby III to achieve the game's first lead. Two batters after, Brandon Allen jolted the first pitch he saw over the left-field fence for a 3-0 edge.

In the fourth, Salem pumped its first run across when Mark Ori poked a single to center that scored Tim Torres. Winston-Salem, though, countered with a sacrifice fly off of Orlando's bat that scored Lee Cruz.

The score held at 4-1 until the ninth when Salem's Koby Clemens opened the inning with a single to center against reliever Matt Davis. The ball trickled past outfielder Paulo Orlando to the wall, granting Clemens third base. The next batter, Orlando Rosales, doubled to left center for a 4-2 game.

At that point, manager Tim Blackwell replaced Davis with Texeira, a right-hander that threw an inning the day before, He first earned a flyout from Nick Moresi. Next, Jimmy Van Ostrand singled Rosales home and slimmed the lead to one. The following batter, Greg Buchanan, rolled into a double play from second to short to first to close the game.

John Ely packed the win away for Winston-Salem-his first in Advanced-A-with a six-inning performance in which he did not allow an earned run.

The Avs and Warthogs play the rubber match Sunday afternoon at 2 P.M. As Salem lefty Polin Trinidad opposes Winston-Salem's Aaron Poreda.

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